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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and today Luna and I are heading to the beach again. Luna: Hey everyone! We had so much fun with the sand last time, but today we're going to do something a little different. Lucas: That's right. We're going swimming. And before we dive in, a quick honest thing. A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what keeps this show ad-free and makes these episodes possible. Luna: Yeah, that support means the world. Now, let's get into the water. Lucas: So, Luna, last time we talked about swimming, you learned 我想游水. Remember that? Luna: Yeah, 我想游水. I want to swim. It's like my favorite phrase now. Lucas: And it's super useful at the beach. Let's say it slowly. 我想游水.... 我想游水. Luna: 我想游水. I love how it rolls. So, I'm going to say this to you right now. 我想游水. Lucas: And I would say, 水好凍. The water is cold. 水好凍. Luna: Oh, that's a good one. 水好凍. It sounds like you're really feeling the water. Lucas: Yeah. So if you step in and go, oh, it's freezing, you say 水好凍. Let's try it together. 水好凍. Luna: 水好凍. But I actually like it a bit cold. So, I'd say, 我鍾意游水 even if the water is cold. Lucas: Nice. And that's another phrase from before. 我鍾意游水. I like swimming. You're picking it up. Luna: Well, I've been practicing. But I have a question. How do I ask someone if they can swim? Lucas: That's a great question. You say, 你識唔識游水. Do you know how to swim? 你識唔識游水. Luna: 你識唔識游水. That's a bit of a mouthful. Let me try again. 你識唔識游水. Lucas: Better. And the answer could be, 我識游水. I know how to swim. Or if you don't, 我唔識游水. I don't know how to swim. Luna: Oh, so I'd say, 我唔識游水. I can't swim. That's me, actually. I'm not a great swimmer. Lucas: Well, that's okay. But you still enjoy it, right? You'd say, 游水好開心. Swimming is fun. 游水好開心. Luna: 游水好開心. Yeah, even if I'm just splashing around, it's fun. Let me practice all of these. 我想游水. 水好凍. 你識唔識游水. 我唔識游水. 游水好開心. Lucas: Perfect. And don't forget 我鍾意游水. You like it. Luna: Oh, right. 我鍾意游水. I like swimming. So now I'm at the beach, I say to my friend, 我想游水. But the water is freezing, so I go, 水好凍. Then I ask, 你識唔識游水? And they say, 我唔識游水. But we still have a great time. 游水好開心. Lucas: That's a perfect little scene. You're ready for the beach. Luna: I hope so. But let's do one more round. I want to make sure I remember the tones. Lucas: Sure. Let's go through them slowly. 我想游水. Luna: 我想游水. Lucas: 水好凍. Luna: 水好凍. Lucas: 你識唔識游水. Luna: 你識唔識游水. Lucas: 我鍾意游水. Luna: 我鍾意游水. Lucas: 游水好開心. Luna: 游水好開心. Lucas: And the last one, 我唔識游水. Luna: 我唔識游水. Lucas: Excellent. You did great today. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners for joining us. Remember, practice makes perfect. See you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo.